Weston Super Mare beach race

[G]

Anyone wanna go and see it?

I've been meaning to go for the last years, but haven't got around to it so far.

It's a 3 hour (apparantly) endure held on Weston supermare beach.
I believe they can get upto one thousand entrants, who race over a 4 miles course.
Should be a good laugh: but bring a change of clothes if you plan to get near the action .

Expect to see stuff like this:
https://www.btinternet.com/~Andrew.Janet/br4.jpg

and this:
https://www.btinternet.com/~Andrew.Janet/brheada.jpg

(Click the above for a few other pics).

It's in, erm, Weston Super Mare : a bit south of the severn bridge.

[Bendy]

I'm like, there and stuff.

[Ste]

Sounds like a good idea, will plan on trying to go.

[Phoenix]

I seem to remember Craig mentioning this lastyr, was going to go but then had other plans, may this year.

[Dusty]

Why don't you enter G? If you can get the DR sorted...
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[jay12329]

New chalange for the hornet?
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[Dusty]

[PsychoHippy]

I used to live just outside Weston and went to the races many times. It's a really good laugh and I'd certainly be up for going down there again
Be waned though, Weston can be bloody cold in October, so take some warm stuff to wear!
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

I went last year, was pretty good but like the Hippy said quite nippy.

[Smoto Bob]

Hummm how do you enter?? how much it cost
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[goony]

its a good weekend they usually do quads and sidecars on saturday and solo`s on sunday don`t leave to late to book b+b they get full that weekend and it becomes a bit of a rip off.

[Mnementh]

Hmmm my folks have just bought a house in Weston right by the beach... I can feel a visit coming on

[Demonic69]

Hmmm Wonder if the GPZ'll make it
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[Ste]

Are people going along to this then, going on the Sunday morning then back again whenever it finishes? Anyone down south going in car and able to give me a lift there?

[G]

A few pictures, more to come;
The big straight

What goes up, most come down

... and up again

Weston's version of 'burms'

Close spectating

Some more berm technique

Then you got to get out of them

And again, but with more style

A little hot?

Actually a very fast corner!

Obligatory journey home pic

[Kickstart]

Hi

https://www.giffould.com/r/pics/weston/05.jpg

Love the way he has done all that preparation and left the tax disk on.

All the best

Keith
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[goony]

it was a good weekend

[G]

Plenty of people still had lights connected and some had number plates on!

Plenty of spare beach for mini bikes, by the way korn ... and you coulda ridden them around the spectator bits as well! Might have even blagged a quick go on the course when they'd finished... though some of the berms/puddles were deeper than your x-sport .

[Smoto Bob]

Owwwwwwwwwwwwww that looked the nakers
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[Bendy]

Bob, you are sooo entering next year.

[G]

Get your entrace forms sorted for next year .

If only had some money... would be very tempted to go and buy a cheap (proper) 250 2st mx and find somewhere to play .
Looked a lot of fun (if a little knackering)... and was great to watch as well.

[Smoto Bob]

what sorta bikes enterd any egits on road bikes?? or little bikes?

Dought i could be arsed kick starting the kx500 after falling off it every 5sec lol
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[G]

No little bikes, but we missed the 'junior' race that was first... some of the big bikes were disapearing into big holes, so I doubt they would have found little'uns again.

Complete range of bikes, from CR125s to big road 4 strokes (saw a KLR600... and worryingly think I saw a KLR650! ). At one point we saw someone who was having trouble getting up a hill.. then could start their bike. He ended up getting the marshall to kick it for him... the marshall then rode it the rest of the way up (with some assisting pulls) and gave it back to him .

So, basically, just take whatever you got lying around at the time .

[Korn]

Bugger, looks like I missed some fun

After driving through this most of the day yesterday I really didn't have much faith in the weather for today. Plus I woke up late. Plus I was knackered. Plus the mini bike has bald tyres anyway. Plus there's always next year.

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